I'm beginning this message at about 6:30am, April 16th, 2007. I'm at a friend's home doing an all-night study session for an exam I have in three hours. It may seem like I'm wasting my time by blogging rather than studying, but I had to remark on my current state of mind.
I LOVE MY LIFE. You may think I'm delirious from my lack of sleep. You may be right, but it could be the lack of sleep that makes me realize how good I've really got it. I'm pursuing the life and career I've dreamed about. So few people in the world have that opportunity. I'm truly thankful for it.
I am about to end my fourth year of college and I look at all the people who have come in and out of my life and how I've learned something from every one of them. Some have stayed with me. Some haven't. Either way, their presence in my life has helped shape the person I am now. I'm glad I've met everyone I have. I look forward to meeting new people and to being an influence in their lives as well. Life is incredible.
Some of my closest friends will be graduating at the end of this semester and moving on to bigger, better things. I may never see some of them again, but they'll always be with me. The pain of letting them go is part of the beauty of life. Sometimes we have to let people go in order to gain a stronger grasp of who we are. It hurts to let them leave us. Sometimes it feels as though we'll never get over losing them or that we'll never be the same. You know you've met an incredible person when they've made such an impact on you. To think you'll never be the same without them is really an honor to them. Only extraordinary people can have such an effect on others.
Life goes on with or without these people. What's important to remember is that no one ever survives life. We'll all be gone someday and our descendants will be faced with similar problems to those we face today. Why not live lives of passion and purpose and be the example we've so desperately searched for in this generation? That's my goal. That's my dream. I may have to go without sleep much like I have this past night to realize my dream, but the sacrifice is worth it. We can't let the people who are no longer with us to keep us from being the people we haven't yet become. Fight for your dream and never give up on it. I'm on my way to do that now...
